Aleksandar Vanchovski playing drums on stage under red light
Drummer · Educator · Songwriter / Arranger

Aleksandar
Vanchovski

Fifteen years on stage and in the studio. Skopje, North Macedonia.

A versatile musician whose language spans punk, hardcore, rock, pop, jazz and fusion — active across live performance, studio recording, songwriting and arranging.

Aleksandar Vanchovski laughing behind his drum kit under a single spotlight, black and white
15Years
professional
14Albums
studio musician
40+Singles
studio musician
12+Albums
writer / arranger
5+Projects
founding member
Featured credits

Stages &
Sessions

From an Australian tour to ARM Stadium in Skopje, the National Philharmonic, Lisinski in Zagreb and the D Festival stage before IDLES.

  1. 01
    Next Time
    Australian Tour (2023–2024)
  2. 02
    Next Time
    Concert — Jane Sandanski (2022)
  3. 03
    Kaliopi
    Unplugged concerts — National Philharmonic, December 2025
  4. 04
    Kaliopi
    Lisinski, Zagreb (2025) · MTS, Belgrade (2025)
  5. 05
    Arhangel
    “Srcevina” — ARM Stadium, Skopje
  6. 06
    Arhangel
    Studio recording — drums on “Dni Olovni”
  7. 07
    Peach Vice
    D Festival 2026 — opening for IDLES
Festivals · Tours · Venues

Live
Performance

Jazz festivals, rock tours and national television across North Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Bosnia.

GrafaOne Love Tour 2019 — Varna, Bulgaria; Strumica, North Macedonia
GrafaOpen Festival Strumica 2019
Jole GrujovskiSkopje Jazz Festival 2019 — Skopje
Skopje Drum Fest2020 — Skopje
Next TimeOne Love Tour 2018–19 — Skopje, Sofia, Bansko, Varna, Burgas & Stara Zagora
SlatkaristikaOne Love Tour 2018 — Sofia, Bansko & Varna
3JECTToday It’s All About Jazz 2020 — Skopje
Off-Ground Ensemble2022 — Macedonian Philharmonic, Skopje
Jole Maksimovski TrioKumanovo Jazz Festival 2021
Sašo Popovski Trio37th Belgrade Jazz Festival, Off Program 2021
3JECTPrilep Jazz Weekend / Jazz Festival 2022
Next TimeGolden Bubamara 2019 & 2022 — Arena Boris Trajkovski, Skopje
Sašo Popovski Trio / 3JECTJazzibar International Jazz Festival 2021–22 — Kraljevo, Serbia
Brama Trio2019 — Šabac, Serbia
Off-Ground EnsembleInternational Jazzfest 2022 — Kragujevac, Serbia
Maximovski UnitedBlues & Jazz Festival — Šabac Theatre, Serbia
Off-Ground Ensemble / Dina JašariD Festival 2022 — Dojran, North Macedonia
Screaming for ChangeSummer Tour 2013 — Niš, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Zagreb & Zadar
Jole Grujovski QuartetJazz Factory Festival 2019 — Bitola National Theatre
Brama TrioMRTV Unplugged 2020 — live on national television
Brama TrioJazz Fortnite Festival 2019 — Javna Soba, Skopje
Jole Grujovski QuartetToday It’s All About Jazz 2017 — MKC, Skopje
Foolish GreenKokino Festival — The Fortress of the Sun (2021)
Damir PuhSkopje Blues & Soul Festival 2015 — MKC
Off-Ground EnsembleToday It’s All About Jazz Vol. 6 (2022) — Park Ibni Pajko
Bramha Amiity TrioJazz Factory Festival 2020 — Bitola National Theatre
Project OrpheusPivolend 2016 — Kale Fortress, Skopje
Goran Gešovski Jazz QuartetJazz Club Takefive, Prilep (2016)
Slatkaristika & Trinity StringsSofia Live Club, Bulgaria (2018)
ATOMSkopje Guitar Festival 2014 — MKC
Recording & projects

Studio &
Writing

Founder, drummer and songwriter across jazz and rock projects, and a session drummer on more than fifty releases.

  • 14 albums and 40+ singles as a studio musician
  • Writer / arranger on 12+ albums
  • Drums on Jole Grujovski’s CD “Refleksii” (2018)
  • 3JECT’s latest album features Rambo Amadeus (Antonije Pušić, Montenegro) and Toni Zen
2018 — present

3JECT

Founder, drummer, songwriter. Latest album with Rambo Amadeus and Toni Zen.

2019 — present

Bramha Trio

Founder, drummer, songwriter.

Founder

Peach Vice

Drummer, songwriter and arranger. D Festival 2026, opening for IDLES.

Since 2024

Arhangel

Drummer. “Srcevina” at ARM Stadium; drums on “Dni Olovni”.

Selected discography
Dzole Maksimovski“Hollymood” (2026) — Drums
Nikola Bochvarov Quartet“Entropy” (2026) — Drums
Peach Vice“Ekipizza” (2022) — Drums & songwriting
Nikola Bochvarov Quartet“Glasna Tishina” (2022) — Drums
3JECT“3ject” (2020) — Drums & composer
Bramha Trio“Painting” (2019) — Drums & composer
3JECT“Homeverse” (2018) — Drums & composer
Antiart“Antiart” (2018) — Drums
Sara Mece“Floating Through Space” (2018) — Drums
Project Orpheus“Shaping the Static” (2015) — Drums
Hideout“Paradoxia” (2012) — Drums & arrangement
Screaming for Change2010 release — Drums & arrangement
Screaming for ChangeSplit CD EP — Drums & arrangement
Selected collaborators

Played
With

KaliopiRambo AmadeusTijana DapčevićTamara TodevskaGrafaNext TimeJole GrujovskiVladimir ČetkarSimon KiselickiToni KitanovskiDina JašariJole MaksimovskiDamir PuhSlatkaristikaToni ZenKALISara MejsAleXanDeRMiki Jovanovski–DžaferVlado JanevskiSIGIFoolish GreenAntiartProject OrpheusDJ Goce D’SauceSašo PopovskiArhangelFunk ShuiScreaming for ChangeHideoutDavid MukkaAntonije & Off-Ground Ensemble

Education · Teaching · Award

Schooled
in Jazz

2011 — 2015 · Štip

Goce Delčev University — Music Academy

Jazz Department. Jazz Drums with Prof. Aleks Sekulovski.

2007 — 2011 · Skopje

DMBUC “Ilija Nikolovski–Luj”

Percussion Instruments.

Additional training

Masterclasses

Percussion masterclass with Rani Krija (2009), DMBUC “Ilija Nikolovski–Luj”, Skopje. Drum Clinic #2 / masterclass with Aleks Sekulovski (2019), Skopje.

2018 — 2020 · Skopje

Roma Rock School

Drums, percussion and rhythm teacher.

Goce Dimitriovski Award — Best Young Jazz Musician of 2019

Jazz Factory Festival, Bitola

Bookings & enquiries

Let’s play
together

[email protected]
Press kit